Tektronix 550 User Manual

Phaser® 550

On

Track

Color Laser Printer

Quality by the carload

One-Stop, Network Laser Printing

Full color, spot color, black-and-white, you
name it — now there’s a network laser printer
that does it all. Introducing the Phaser® 550, from
Tektronix, the leader in workgroup color printers.
The Phaser 550 brings color and monochrome
printing to every desktop in your workgroup.
Laser-quality, high-volume capacity, and record­breaking speed — all at a price you can afford.
You can even make color copies with the op­tional Phaser Copystation.

Blazing Speed

From processing to print speed, Tektronix
delivers high-performance output your
workgroup can rely on. In fact, the Phaser 550
breaks a record for desktop color — up to
5 ppm in full color, 14 ppm in monochrome.

Razor-Sharp Resolution

The Phaser 550 provides near photographic­quality prints. Just select the resolution you’d
like: 1200 or 600 dpi.

Laser-Ease

Reliable and easy to use, the Phaser 550 takes
the work out of workgroup connectivity.
A plug-and-play, bi-directional parallel port is

Color and monochrome laser

printing for your workgroup.

The Phaser 550
provides low-cost color
and monochrome printing
on common office papers.
Print on laser or bond paper,
or Tektronix transparencies.
The Phaser 550 will even print
on many recycled papers.

standard. Our optional PhaserShare™ network
cards just plug into the printer’s slot for network­direct Ethernet, LocalTalk, or Token Ring
networks. And the Phaser 550 is cross-platform
compatible thanks to genuine Adobe™ PostScript
Level 2.

High-Volume Production

The Phaser 550 can handle all of your work­group’s printing needs. With high-capacity toner
cartridges and paper trays, it’s designed for high­volume printing with a minimum of attention.
The optional Lower Tray Assembly includes two
additional input trays, for a total of three.

A Breakthrough in Print Support

Introducing Tektronix PhaserLink™ software,
a new level of print support for end users and
systems administrators. With PhaserLink, you
can check printer status, configure your printer,
and access on-line documentation — right from
your desktop. Platform-independent, it works
with standard World Wide Web browsers.
With PhaserLink, print support is easy.
Visit the PhaserLink demonstration site:
http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/
support/phaserlink.html

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Call 1-800-835-6100 for your nearest Tektronix dealer.
http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

The information in this brochure is subject to change without notice. Copyright © 1996 Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. 550DS-01UA-01
This document was printed on-demand, on a Phaser color printer, to conserve resources. April, 1996

Phaser® 550

Color Laser Printer

Specifications

Resolution/Memory Color and monochrome laser printing

with user-selectable print resolution. 8 Mbytes of memory is
standard, expandable to 72 Mbytes.
Resolution: 600 x 600 600 x 1200* 1200 x 1200*
Memory: 8 MB 24 MB 24 MB

*Requires Extended Features option.

Print Speeds (Pages per Minute)
Print Mode Dots-per-inch Color Monochrome

Fast Color* 600 x 600 4.7 ppm NA
Standard 600 x 600 3.5 ppm 14 ppm
Enhanced 1200 x 600 3.5 ppm 14 ppm
Premium 1200 x 1200 1.8 ppm 7 ppm
Transparency 600 x 600 1.5 ppm 7 ppm

*Fast Color prints full-color images with Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow toners.

Workgroup Connectivity Windows/DOS, NT, OS/2 PCs,
Macintoshes, and UNIX workstations.

Network Interfaces
parallel port, SCSI port for Phaser Copystation or external hard
disk;

Optional PhaserShare™ Network Cards:

with support for EtherTalk, Novell NetWare, and TCP/IP
protocols; Token Ring with support for Novell NetWare,
TokenTalk, and TCP/IP protocols; or LocalTalk and serial.
All ports are simultaneously active with automatic print queue
management.

Productivity Features Front panel display provides printer
status information. Check Print Preview* provides the option of
printing a single copy preview of multiple-copy projects. After
review, you can continue printing or cancel the job if you want
to make changes. Print Collation* provides collated copies of
multiple-page projects. Pages are stored in the printer’s memory
and printed in page order. Color Density Control allows you to
adjust toner density to darken or lighten prints as you'd like.
Job Pipelining* overlaps print processing several pages ahead
of printing, for optimum throughput in workgroup applications.

*Requires additional memory and Extended Features option.

Media Types Cost-efficient, plain-paper printing on common
office papers or Tektronix transparencies.

Standard:

Plug-and-play bi-directional

Ethernet interface

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NetWare

Tested and
Approved

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Phaser Copystation

Turn your Phaser 550 into a color copier. Simply add on a Tektronix

Phaser Copystation desktop unit for quick, convenient color copies.
Original Input Make Letter-, or Legal-, or A4-size color copies from any original

up to 8.5 x 14 in. (210 x 356 mm). The flexible hinge of the Copystation’s cover
accommodates extra-thick originals.

Scaling Reduce or enlarge your originals from 25% to 200%.
Color control Fine-tune your color prints with individual color adjustments.
Copy modes Color (24-bit), gray scale (8-bit), or monochrome (1-bit).

Printer requires 24 MB of memory for letter-size copies, 40 MB for legal-size copies.

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Call 1-800-835-6100 for your nearest Tektronix dealer.
http://www.tek.com/Color_Printers/

The information in this brochure is subject to change without notice. Copyright © 1996 Tektronix, Inc. All rights reserved. 550DS-01UA-02
This document was printed on-demand, on a Phaser color printer, to conserve resources. April, 1996

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Media Size Image Area

Letter-size: 8.5 x 11 in. 8.1 x 10.6 in.
Legal-size*: 8.5 x 14 in. 8.2 x 13.5 in.
A4-size: 210 x 297 mm 200 x 287 mm

*Requires additional memory for full image area.

Manual Duplex Printing Support for two-sided prints, similar to
manual duplex printing on a monochrome laser printer.

Input tray capacity
Manual feed slot for heavier paper.
Assembly includes two additional input trays, one for paper and
one for transparencies. You can switch between trays from your
computer. Transparency tray holds 100 sheets.

Toner Supply Toners are conveniently integrated into individual,
high-capacity cartridges. Cyan, Magenta, and Yellow cartridges
are rated at 8,000 copies; Black at 10,000 copies. (5% coverage)

Controller 32-MHz AMD 29040 RISC processor with memory
compression co-processor and proprietary image processing for
accelerated throughput.

Printing Control TekColor™ Dynamic Correction makes it easy to
print the colors you want.
smooth blends for business presentations, charts, and graphs.

Simulate Display

monitor. For graphics applications,
(Publication grade), or
printing presses.

Color Standards PANTONE®*-approved solid color simulations,
Adobe™ PostScript™ Level 2 device-independent color, CIE
international color standards, and support for ICM and Apple
ColorSync color management systems.

* Pantone Inc.'s check-standard trademark for color reproduction and color
reproduction materials.

Languages Genuine Adobe PostScript Level 2, with HP-GL™,
and PCL®5* (monochrome) emulation to ensure compatibility
with leading software programs. Automatic language sensing
and switching.

*Optional.

Fonts 17 resident fonts, expandable to 39; additional fonts may
be downloaded in memory or to an external hard-disk; built-in
support for PostScript Type 1, Type 3, and TrueType™ fonts.

Printer Drivers
(includes QuickDraw GX), PhaserPrint™ plug-in provides direct
download from Adobe Photoshop, Macintosh version;

Optional:

Workstations — SUN, SGI, HP, IBM, and DEC.

Conservation EPA Energy Star standby mode for low power
consumption.

Warranty/Support Our comprehensive support system, TekColor
Care, includes telephone technical support, a user
newsletter, on-demand fax reference library,
online services, and a one year warranty (return­to-depot in country of original purchase). 90-day,
return-to-depot warranty on customer-replaceable
units (CRUs).

Standard:

matches the colors you see on your computer

Paper tray holds 250 sheets.

Optional:

Lower Tray

Vivid Color

provides bright colors and

Euroscale, SWOP

Commercial

Standard:

Windows and Macintosh

simulate the output of